How has
Issy Waite
scored on climate education?
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Climate Education Report Card
Candidate Name:
Issy Waite
Constituency:
North West Essex
Party:
Labour
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Date:
10.6.24
Notes:
No notes given.
Question
Score (/5)
Do they support the integration of climate change throughout every subject?
4
Do they support the teaching on solutions for climate change, as well as the causes and impacts?
5
Do they support more training for all teachers around the climate crisis?
5
Do they support more money being spent to upgrade schools so they are carbon neutral?
4
Do they support more green skills being taught in job-related education?
5
Total Score (/25)
23
Candidate's Responses
Do you support the integration of climate change throughout every subject?
Yes, it’s crucial that the links between the climate crisis and different subject areas is made in education
Do you support the teaching on solutions for climate change, as well as the causes and impacts?
Yes- as the climate crisis intensifies it becomes ever more important to look at how we can adapt and mitigate it’s worst impacts, alongside developing an understanding of the immediate causes and impacts
Do they support more training for all teachers around the climate crisis?
Yes- as climate education intersects with so many different topics and subject areas, it’s important that teachers have had a high degree of training. Also being able to deal with climate anxiety from young people and children will be all the more important in coming years
Do they support more money being spent to upgrade schools so they are carbon neutral?
Yes, if our places of education aren’t carbon neutral, how can we expect to see these necessary changes being replicated across society
Do they support more green skills being taught in job-related education?
Yes, green skills will be crucial for not only restructuring and retraining workers in carbon intensive industries, but for preparing a new generation of workers to have the knowledge, experience, and skills needed tor us to reach net zero and produce more renewable techs and low carbon solutions to current issues in industries like manufacturing